The Modern Scholar: Medieval Mysteries
The History Behind the Myths of the Middle Ages
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Professor Thomas F. Madden
About this listen
The Middle Ages is not only a period of Romance, but of legends, tales, and mysteries. In this course, Professor Thomas F. Madden guides listeners through the most famous and enduring narratives of medieval Europe. Beginning with King Arthur, Professor Madden peels back layers of exaggeration and fiction to lay bare the historical basis for the mythical king. Madden then examines myths of the medieval church, sexual myths of the Middle Ages, and myths about Robin Hood and the Shroud of Turin, all the time imparting an understanding of just what medieval people thought about their planet.
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- englishmom
- 05-05-23
Informative
An easy to listen to audiobook on some of the popular medieval mysteries, which is informative and entertaining. I will look out for more by this author.
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- Aao'lynn
- 11-04-23
Excellent
Great to listen to when doing the painting. Very informative too. Will look for other books by same author.
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- Mister Peridot
- 20-07-18
Myths dispelled
Prof. Madden has a quiet, expressive way of delivering his lectures which makes them a pleasure to listen to & easy to learn from. This is an amusing short set of lectures which makes for an entertaing diversion. None the less, the Prof. treats each myth to a proper historical review, considering the evidence & motives of those who have repeated & elaborated these myths. Much of the blame seems to lie with writers of the Enlightenment who wished to put down the people of Medieval times as being superstitious dimwits. The myths were then further enshrined in the popular imagination through the romantic writers of the C19th. To take one example. Did people really think the earth was flat before Columbus discovered America? The answer is an emphatic No. The real question about these myths is how did they arise. And you will find the answers here.
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- eleutheria
- 23-07-23
There was quite a bit of repetition
I'm not sure if the lectures were repeating a couple of times or if there was a problem with the recording, but whole sections seemed to be repeated. I was dubious about some of his facts as well
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